First Naples Podcast

No one in human history has ever experienced the level of pain and suffering that Jesus endured on the cross for our sins. In the fourth and fifth word from the Cross, we see God’s love for us in that Jesus physically and spiritually suffered instead of us.

In today's episode we discuss Pastor Alan's sermon on John 19:23-27 and how Jesus on the cross was the Savior for His closest family members and ultimately all of us. 🗒️Additional resources from this week: YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49581468 Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to9D6WKhEG8 To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org The vision of Firs...

The third word from the Cross teaches us that Jesus not only died for our sins, but gave us a new life and a forever family.

In today's episode we discuss Pastor Ed Upton's sermon on Luke 23 and the promise that Jesus saves those who put their faith and trust in Him. 🗒️Additional resources from this week: YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49578087 Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsRO9zPPLKs To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org The vision of First Naples is to glorify G...

Luke 23 The Man on the Middle Cross

Father, Forgive Them! Luke 23:33-34, 19:10

Pastor Alan, Pastor Ed Upton, and Mark Herzlich discuss Exodus 33–34, exploring how we can find courage in knowing that although our sin separates us from God, His grace—through a perfect mediator—restores what our sin has destroyed.  

In Exodus 33-34, we can have courage to see that even though our sin separates us from God, through a perfect mediator, His grace restores what our sin destroyed.

Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Eugene Keys III, and Mark Herzlich discuss Exodus 19-20, where we learn that courage to obey comes from a relationship with God who has rescued us. 

In Exodus 19-20, we learn that courage to obey comes from a relationship with God who has rescued us.

Join Pastor Alan and Mark Herzlich as they dive into the NEXT vision for First Naples. Here you will find clear discussion on what NEXT means for our church and future generations. 

In Exodus 16, we find the courage to trust as we confront our discontentment, depend daily on His grace, and delight in resting in Him.

Join Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Eugene Keys III, and Mark Herzlich as they discuss this week’s sermon from Exodus 13-14, focusing on the courage to move forward because God’s presence guides us and His power saves us.

We can have courage to move forward because God’s presence guides us and His power saves us.

Join Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Eugene Keys III, and Mark Herzlich as they discuss this week’s sermon from Exodus 11–13, focusing on the Passover and how it relates to the death Jesus died in our place through substitution.

In the Passover, we learn how to have courage in the gospel, because we see that Jesus died the death we deserved to die through substitution, so that we could receive a deliverance we don’t deserve through His salvation.

Join Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Eugene Keys III and Mark Herzlich as they discuss this weeks sermon from Exodus 5-11 - Courage in Confrontation. 

In Exodus 5-11, God confronts the evil in the world and the idols in our hearts through His justice and kindness.

Join Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Eugene Keys III and Mark Herzlich as they discuss this weeks sermon from Exodus 3 as we learn that the courage to step into your calling comes from knowing that God has not forgotten you, God has forgiven you, and God will never forsake you.

In Exodus 3, we learn that the courage to step into your calling comes from knowing that God has not forgotten you, God has forgiven you, and God will never forsake you.

In Chapters 1 and 2, we see how God is moving through the crisis and the courageous to set His people free.

Biblical courage is not the absence of fear in your life, but it is faith fueled obedience in the presence of God.

In Jesus, our Prince of Peace, we see the peace that desperately need and that He decisively gives.

A new year is often viewed as the start of new beginnings, new possibilities, and new challenges. This Sunday, Pastor Steve led us through the story of Joseph in Genesis 37. As we start 2026, we start it with a reminder of three promises: that God is good, God is with us, and God is for us.

Jesus is our Everlasting Father who founded our salvation and will be forever faithful in our lives.